The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-19
sI s..Azsks -
Hsppsninss of tho wssk Just Past
| Among the CITY
Toilsrs.
The Tradss Assembly.

Inns resignation was accepted and vote
of thanks rendered for the able and efh .
cient manner in which he attended to
his dutis, while in Office.
Credentials from the Journevmen
Horse shoers' Union No. 20 read and re-
ceived and the delegates obligated.
Financial Secretary Rics's resignation
whs accepted. Nominations to Gil va.
cancies. Conrad Winter corresponding
secretary. L. G. Jo .nson financial secre.
tarv. No other nominations being made
the secretary cast the ballot.
The committee on entertainment re-.
ported that they were proxrsssinx splen,
didly and expected large crowd. The
programme will bs found elsewhere,
Report Of the committee on legisls
tion received aud recommendation con.
Cured ia.
Considerable discussion took plac, by
Messrs. Vaughn, Menche, Hastee, Len
non, o. L. Smith, Grey, Frinke and
Spencer IN recommending man for ap.
poiniment for -copmissioner of labor
statistics. On motion A. Menche was
selected as the unanimous choice for
Recommendation.
Discussion arose as TO the bldcklisting
bill. Mr.. Menche informed the assem-.
tly that Messrs. Harkison and Cornish
informed him that they @oald do all iu
their power TO defeat certain amend
ments.
Organizing committee reported that
the painters were to hHll u mesting in
Turner hail for the purpose of orgauiz-
ing. The committee was instructed TO
assI-t them as much as possible.
Mr. Gray ofihe executive COMMITTEES
recommended that the Horse-shoers'
Union supply the assembly with list
Of fair and unfair shops in their branch
Moved that the assembly purchase
two shares OF LABOR ENQUIRER stock,
Amerded by tabling it for four weeks to
geve the delegates opportunity to get in
s,ructions from their respective unions
in ie.ard to the ma ter. Amendment
carried.
Considerable dis :uss,on arose in re-
gard to article published IN the LABOR
EyouIRER.
Mr.. Vanghn drew attention to article
referring to de, linations Of certain men
nominated by the Labor party. Mr..
Lennon explained that 1t only referred
10 those who had pledged themselves
Il tie party.
On motion the secretary :. was in
structed to furnish the ENQUIRER with
the proceedings Of this assembly.
Adjourned. CONRAD WINTER,
j. ID. VAUGHN, Cor. Secretary.
Chairman,
The Social League.
The League was called to order, Com.
rade G. %. Shove in the chair. "Olr
Cause" was sung, after which Comrades
Emily Collar and JShn Brophy read
lesson No. 7 of the Socialist Catech sn.
The subject of the lesson was Theories
OF Profit" and remarks upon the same
were made by Comrade Harry G. Tower
who dwelt briefly upon the injnstices Of
the profit system.
Next upon the programme was
defamation by A Z. Klein.
Comrade ii iskell then, in behalf of
the Social Lea uc, made q little presen-
t,tion speech at the end of which lie
presented Mrs. Lucy A. Buchanan with
handsome badge of honor, consisting
Of gold bar surmounted by PhrYgian
cap: pendant therefrom triangle Of
smoky topaz, and hung from Il is bv q
ribbon Of scarlet large amethyst cut to
represent the globe,
After recess Labor Free For Alp
va, sung and then Comrade Brophv
gave a rta ling.
Next on the programme cime rerita-
tion by little Bsttie Craig eatitled "ras
Three Orphans" TIE little Socialist
displayed powers such IS will make Of
her, 1t is to be hoped, what the Socialis-
tic Cause most needs-one of a number
OF true, pure. eloquent and brave women
who will dare and do iu the Cause Of
Humanity.
Comrade Miss V. Tenant then read
the Bread winners Friend" which, 40
usual, added very materially to the edu
cational powers Of the Social League.
Comrade Ashton then favored the
League with a defamation entitled
"Dol,ars and Dimes which showed 40
nicely the cursed system upon which
civilization Of to,dav rests. 4
Comrade Byron Millet then favored
the League with ten-minute speech in
the course Of which he, in his usual
earnest and clear style. showed up some
of the crying evils Of our times. /
Comrade Shove closed the session by
an eloquent appeal for Justice for the
conrad, in Chicago aud recommended
all to read the speeches Of the men who
are beneath the shadows of the gallows
of capitalism.
The chairman announced that mas
much as the Trade, Assembly would
hold literary entertainment on next
Sunday evening, the League would hold